Random thoughts from a few cantankerous American physicians. All contributors are board certified. Various specialties are represented here. I do not know where this will lead but hope it will at least be an enjoyable read. All of the names mentioned in this blog are pseudonyms, the ages have been changed, and in half the cases the gender as well. All photographs are published with patient consent or are digitally altered to preserve anonymity. Trust us, we're doctors.

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Saturday, March 01, 2008

Our hospital is finally firing our Contract Management Group. We're currently negotiating a contract with them and need some information. The hospital wants to make our compensation package competitive with any group in the country.

If you don't mind, could you email me some specifics about the compensation you're currently recieving so that we can present it to our hospital and make the best deal possible?

You can remain anonymous, but I need to know in what part of the country you're working.

24 comments:

Ask for a kajillion dollars. No, a bajillion. Then ask yourself, how much is your soul worth, because it is slowly being sucked out of you, and if MLB pitchers can make 1,000 to 2,000 per pitch, doesn't that give us a place to negotiate from since all we are doing is, oh, saving lives.

It just doesn't seem fair CAT. If I could hit a fast ball instead of resuscitating a child, I could make 20 times what I make. If I could play "pretend" really well like actors in Hollywood, I could make 50 times more!

ERdoc, how about for $10? You've admitted you're a cocksucker, now we just have to negotiate a price. Ha Ha, I fell for that joke when I was 12. My fantasy is a REAL doctor's union complete with 300 lb goons to break the legs of drug seekers and mid-level providers. Alas, physicians are too independent to get involved in anything with real power to change things. We could take a lesson from the airline pilots.

Don't know much bout compensation, but I can save everyone some scratch with this nugget.."The other Boelyn Girl" SUCKS!!!I dropped $35 taking the family to that abortion. Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johannson, midevil England, and absolutely NO girl on girl action. Will Ferrells movie was better.

If I could hit a fast ball instead of resuscitating a child, I could make 20 times what I make.

WHAT?? And deprive all those insurance company execs their vast fortunes? You are hereby ordered to clean your brain with Draino for conjuring up such seditious thoughts.

Seriously, though, I'm no union gal, but I do wish docs could band together to shut out the insurance companies and take back medicine. My son is facing surgery on his collarbone on Monday, and I'm appalled at what the poor orthopaed is being paid.

Don't ask me. I've never made the right monetary decisions..I played in the old ABA for a couple years. Guess when I decided to go to med school?The fucking year of the MERGER with the NBA!!!As ever, altho older, OF...

911 stole my thought. I think Herbstreit would watch, or participate (sender or receiver) while having his hair highlighted as Fowler and Corso looked on. Desmond Morris might get in on the action. He's just a little guy. CAT, I do think that gameday is the proper venue.

911: why did you double cross me? I did what you asked, but no check. I assume it's in the mail. BTW, why did you pretend not to know me? You're 6 feet tall, black, wear FUBU clothes, Air Jordan sneekers, and have a big chain with a dollar sign on it right? I've got the license plate number of your Cadillac just in case you try to double cross me.

Reminds me of the "Camping" joke...heres how it goes..You find the toughest macho alpha male.."What would you do if you went camping with your best friend, you're having a few beers around the campfire, and then the next thing you know..you wake up in your sleeping bag, with your hands tied, gagged, and with an extremely sore asshole...theres some kind of dried sticky substance on the outside...Would you call the cops...? now no tough guy worth his weight is gonna say he'll call the cops..so when he answers, you say "WANTA GO CAMPING??" its hilarious